Super Metroid

a.k.a. スーパーメトロイド / Metroid 3

created and published by Nintendo in 1994-03-19, running on Super Nintendo

type: platformer, shooter
genre: Metroidvania
series: Metroid
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng jpn

4.6/5

Official description

Embark on a journey through the depths of Planet Zebes to confront hordes of Space Pirates and a new Metroid threat! Your mission alongside Samus is to reclaim a precious Metroid hatchling before it falls into the wrong hands. Prepare to face a host of menacing creatures lurking in the perilous corridors of Zebes, including the formidable Ridley and the imposing Kraid. Employ acrobatic somersaults and navigate narrow passages using an electrifying beam to defeat your foes! Together with Samus, you'll overcome all challenges—but beware, as the return of Mother Brain poses a new danger...

uvlbot-2 - # 2017-07-08 08:23:45 - official description

Comments (3)

The baddest bounty hunter this side of Bobba Fett returns in this third installment of Metroid. Set on the original world of Metroid 1 (NES), this game takes you through various terrains to stop Mother Brain's plans once again. Concidering the setting and the plot, you could almost say it's a remake of the original game, juiced up for the SNES. I personally have no complaints with that concidering this is one of the finest games I have ever played. The graphics are amazing, even with today's standards, and the side-scrolling gameplay was unparrelleled until Castlevaina: Symphony of the Night (PSX).

# 2006

Probably the most superb game I have ever played. This one has everything - depth, strategy, a compelling story, an amazing cinematic feel, questionably 32-bit graphics, and I go on and on. The true test of one's might in this game
is attaining 100% of the items and beating the game in less than 2 hours.

New Age - # 2006

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(cjlee001) - # 2006

Technical specs

software: Lutris,

hardware: SNES Classic,

display: raster

Project team

management

Gumpei Yokoi (general manager)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (executive producer)
Katsuya Yamano (coordinators)
Kenji Imai (program director)
Kenji Nakajima (system coordinator)
Makoto Kanoh (producer)
Tsutomu Kaneshige (coordinators)
Yoshio Sakamoto (director)

author

Hiroji Kiyotake (samus original designer)

design

Hirofumi Matsuoka (background designers)
Hiroyuki Kimura (background designers)
Masahiko Mashimo (background designers)
Tohru Ohsawa (object designers)
Tomomi Yamane (samus designer)
Tomoyoshi Yamane (object designers)

coding

Isamu Kubota (samus programmer)
Mitsuru Matsumoto (event programmer)
Motomu Chikaraishi (map programmer)
Yasuhiko Fujii (enemy programmer)
Yoshikazu Mori (system programmer)

graphics

Mary Cocoma (printed art work)
Masafumi Sakashita (printed art work)
Noriyuki Sato (printed art work)
Shinya Sano (printed art work)
Yasuo Inoue (printed art work)
Yusuke Nakano (printed art work)

audio

Kenji Yamamoto (music composers)
Kenji Yamamoto (sound program)
Minako Hamano (music composers)

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External reviews (9) - average: 91.4% - median: 91%

review source		issue	date	score
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (085-173)	uk	152	1994-07	91/100	91%
Consoles + (001-155)	fr	32	1994-05	91/100	91%
GamesMaster	uk	18	1994-06	90/100	90%
Joypad 1-72	fr	31	1994-05	90/100	90%
Joypad 1-72	fr	34	1994-09	92/100	92%
Nintendo Magazine System (UK)	uk	21	1994-06	92/100	92%
Nintendo Player	fr	22	1994-07	6/6	100%
Player One	fr	44	1994-07	94/100	94%
Ultra Player	fr	36	1996-07	5/6	83%